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The effect of a home’s design and building materials on structure

Property Professional MagazineAutumn 2019Feature article by Dennis Dowling Behind all the beauty of a home lies potentially the most important part of residential construction, and

July 2, 2019

“Eco-Wonderous Homestead”, Mountain Scene, 14 February, 2019

The Mountain Scene (Feb 14, 2019) reports on DCD’s passive house in Queenstown. Phillip Chandler reports on high-performing features that work together to create a

March 14, 2019

DCD Wins Gold at Nationals!

DCD entered two completed residential projects into the Masterbuilder’s House of the Year, 2018 and won Gold for both. The Dalefield home, known as The

February 18, 2019

Could Homestar be the PR Boost Sustainable Building Needs? – Home Style Green Podcast with Annabelle Numaguchi

DCD Marketing Coordinator and Homestar Assessor, Annabelle Numaguchi, explains the benefits of using the New Zealand Green Building Council tool for assessing the energy-efficiency and

January 11, 2019

How different is a thermally efficient home?

Heating Performance Snapshot: Code Compliant Construction vs Thermally Efficient home. The first snow day of the 2015 winter season offered us a brilliant opportunity to

November 29, 2018

Where do I start when building a warm home?

The importance of working from the inside to the outside Bear in mind that you cannot ‘build your way out of bad design’ – so